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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Another Holiday Pet Peeve

I can’t help it. It’s
Christmas…a time of showing our love and gratitude by giving…but I still have a
bone to pick. And what I want to pick
about it this: Who cares about material
gifts. Why can’t we all be kinder to each another?

I was driving down the street with a friend and someone
waved at us. I returned the wave, but my
friend didn’t. He wanted to know who the
person was in order to wave back. I
wanted to know from my friend why it mattered.
Can’t you wave to someone you don’t know to just be friendly? The friendly
gesture brightened my day. Is there a
law against being kind? Do we have to be suspicious of everyone?

Here’s another one.
You’re driving along and someone cuts you off. You veer over and get up next to them, ready
to mouth a few words in their direction.
You look over and see it’s your next door neighbor. You gulp everything
back down and smile instead. Should it matter that you know them? Aren’t we all neighbors really? Aren’t we all
in this life together?

Okay. Here’s the third one and the last one. (Luckily,
I only complain in threes. J
) Christmas has been designated a national holiday that touches everyone in one
way or another. Christmas is called
different things by many people. I’m reminded of a scene in the movie Santa Clause with Tim Allen. He’s arrested and the police officer
questions him about his real name. “Name?”
the officer asks. Scott Calvin replies, “Kris Kringle. Sinter Klaas.” “Name?” the officer asks again. “Pere
Noel. Buon Natale. Pelznickel. Topo Gigio.”

The same is true of Christmas. It doesn’t matter what we
call it, the meaning of the season is still the same—show love and gratitude by
giving. Let’s worry less about the
politically-correct name or whether trees should be called holiday trees vs.
Christmas trees (1) and, instead, embrace our differences and our
likes and be kind to one another whether we know each other personally or not.

Here's a song by Sammy Davis, Jr. that really reflects these feelings:

13 comments:

Some people do embrace the true spirit and you hear so much about what individuals and organizations are doing for the Christmas holidays...but it's like on December 26, or if we're lucky January 2, people completely forget all the spirit of brotherly love and it's back to the 40+ hour work week, our own lives, and everyman for himself. Sad, really.

I know someone who keeps their Christmas tree up all year and they have wooden plaques throughout their house that says "believe". To them it means believe in the spirit of giving and love. Kinda cool.

Good article, Cindy,For me, Christmas has always been in the joy of giving. I'd rather buy gifts for others, than receive them. My pleasure in the day is watching them open those gifts. I don't know what that makes me, but 'tis the season for brotherly love and giving from our hearts!

I agree...forget the politically correct nonsense and go back to basics as I remember growing up. No one cared if we said Merry Christmas to people who didn't celebrate it. The idea of spreading goodwill and being friendly is what counts.

I enjoyed your points and agree. At this time when we should be kinder, people tend to grow angrier, more impatient, and downright selfish. It saddens me more each year. Showing love and generosity (not just monetarily) isn't that hard if you try. Oh, and for the scrooges out there, it doesn't cost you a dime to smile.

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